… "Meta cannot be trusted when it comes to teen safety and continues to put profits over safety," Hughes said, pointing to the company's lobbying efforts to kill the Kids Online Safety Act in the US House in 2024. …
… If it's determined to be a serious safety situation, ChatGPT will notify the contact via email, text message or in-app notification. OpenAI did not specify how many people are on the review team nor whether it includes trained medical professionals. …
… Social media companies like Meta have fought against these international bans. "Any youth safety legislation must put parents in the driver's seat — blanket social media bans do not do that," a Meta spokesperson told CNET. …
… "We do not comment on pending litigation," a Character.AI spokesperson told CNET. "Our highest priority is the safety and well-being of our users," the spokesperson said. "The user-created characters on our site are fictional and intended for entertainment and roleplaying. …
… The Trump administration had been vocally fighting to prevent states from implementing laws that would limit what AI companies can do, but has recently changed its tune , with President Donald Trump agreeing to talks with China on topics including safety measures, particularly for more powerful AI … …
… Is it actively lobbying against AI safety legislation that you support? Have you looked it up in the AI safety index ? How are its products used? If you work for Google or OpenAI, have you skimmed any of the lawsuits against your company for alleged chatbot-linked suicide? …
… The company recently rolled out a tool that converts an image to a video , and another that lets you control how much AI content appears on your For You Page. It has also addressed safety issues that come with implementing AI on its platform by releasing moderation tools .
… Last year, Character.AI made sweeping policy and safety changes, barring anyone under the age of 18 from using the platform for open-ended chats. …
… Google used it to introduce Android 16, Wear OS 6, a major Android design refresh, expanded Gemini features across devices and new safety tools meant to protect users from scams and other threats. That makes this year's show worth watching even before the main I/O keynote begins. …
… The tool works across email and messaging apps. I asked a McAfee online safety expert how the tool would've protected me when the interactions happened across various devices and apps. …